RESCUE:
Wash piloted Serenity towards Wayne City. Kaylee had the engines silent to avoid any unwanted observation. Not that a ship flying low over Wayne City was in anyway unusual, it was just to stay as unnoticed as possible. People just didn't hold for murders to be taken away from their immediate doom.
"Who is this Brass guy?" Wash asked his wife as they flew.
"We fought with him in the war," she answered.
The city broke underneath them and the community center could be seen ahead. "There," she said. "Okay... skirt around it."
She picked up a comm. "You ready, Jayne?"
***
Hooked and harnessed, Jayne stood back in the cargo hold with a very large gun. "Yeah, I'm ready," he answered. "Why we riskin' our necks for some kid anyways?"
"Just be ready for my signal," Zoe responded.
"We'll be ready, Zoe," Kaylee assured her.
Jayne grunted.
The engineer checked over the control pannel, ready to burst open the cargo bay door. "This is excitin'," she said.
The man just rolled his eyes. "Riskin' my neck for some kid I dunno ain't my idea of excitin'."
Kaylee just smiled. Rescue missions were always excitin'.
***
"Eion Keer Brass today is facing his punishment for the murder of three innocent Alliance soldiers peacefully going about their nightly rounds," the city's mayor read off a scroll to the people surrounding the gallows. "This vile terrorist, who cares not for the lives of any, intitionally killed three men at once and shows no remorse. Therefore, it was the decision of Sheriff Gomer, Innkeeper Thenardier, Doctor Rafai and myself that he must face the consequence of death just as he forced his victims to face."
The mayor turned to a burly man with a black hood. "Executioner, please prepare Mr. Brass."
Burly nodded and placed a noose around Eion's neck. Then he adjusted the size of the noose so it fit snuggly.
"Thanks," Eion said half sarcastically, half sincerely. A good tight noose ensured his neck would snap and he wouldn't hang strangling. He would be thankful for a quick death.
"Mr. Brass, have you any final words?"
There was a certain sort of whistling sound and everyone looked up. Suddenly, Mal was beside him on the gallows, gun pulled and pointed at the mayor.
"'Bout time, Jayne!" he shouted up at the ship and Eion noticed a man hanging out of the ship.
"Yeah, yeah," the man muttered and hit the wood with a thud. Out of his boot he pulled a large knife and cut the noose off. Then he Eion by the back of his coat and he felt the rope they were hanging from retracting.
"Okay, thank you for the lovely hanging everyone," Mal said to the people. "But we've really got to go. Can't stick around."
Just in time, he grabbed Jayne's foot and kept his gun pointed at the awestruck townspeople as the three of them were pulled up into the awaiting ship.
Hitting the inside deck of the Firefly, as Eion could now ID the model, Mal stood and spoke into a communicator. "Now the good doctor."
The ship, still flying low, flew back towards the edge of the city. Jayne hadn't unhooked and a few minutes later, taking with him two more ropes, he dove back out the back of the ship. Eion ran to the edge to watch him and another man hook three crates to the ropes. The strong man had to help the younger on to a crate as they were hoisted back on board.
The boy helped hoist the crates on board and unhook them. He was quite amazed by the team work that this ragtag crew was able to initiate. It was really amazing.
Manual work done and the ship now gaining altitude, Mal turned to Eion.
"Welcome to Serenity," the captain said.
"Serenity," Eion repeated, remembering.
"Serenity."
A/N: A bit of action that could have been a bit elaborated on. Sorry, I'll go into more detail with other chapters. Promise. I just want to get this one done since it's been so long. So, R/R and there'll be more on the way!
Wash piloted Serenity towards Wayne City. Kaylee had the engines silent to avoid any unwanted observation. Not that a ship flying low over Wayne City was in anyway unusual, it was just to stay as unnoticed as possible. People just didn't hold for murders to be taken away from their immediate doom.
"Who is this Brass guy?" Wash asked his wife as they flew.
"We fought with him in the war," she answered.
The city broke underneath them and the community center could be seen ahead. "There," she said. "Okay... skirt around it."
She picked up a comm. "You ready, Jayne?"
***
Hooked and harnessed, Jayne stood back in the cargo hold with a very large gun. "Yeah, I'm ready," he answered. "Why we riskin' our necks for some kid anyways?"
"Just be ready for my signal," Zoe responded.
"We'll be ready, Zoe," Kaylee assured her.
Jayne grunted.
The engineer checked over the control pannel, ready to burst open the cargo bay door. "This is excitin'," she said.
The man just rolled his eyes. "Riskin' my neck for some kid I dunno ain't my idea of excitin'."
Kaylee just smiled. Rescue missions were always excitin'.
***
"Eion Keer Brass today is facing his punishment for the murder of three innocent Alliance soldiers peacefully going about their nightly rounds," the city's mayor read off a scroll to the people surrounding the gallows. "This vile terrorist, who cares not for the lives of any, intitionally killed three men at once and shows no remorse. Therefore, it was the decision of Sheriff Gomer, Innkeeper Thenardier, Doctor Rafai and myself that he must face the consequence of death just as he forced his victims to face."
The mayor turned to a burly man with a black hood. "Executioner, please prepare Mr. Brass."
Burly nodded and placed a noose around Eion's neck. Then he adjusted the size of the noose so it fit snuggly.
"Thanks," Eion said half sarcastically, half sincerely. A good tight noose ensured his neck would snap and he wouldn't hang strangling. He would be thankful for a quick death.
"Mr. Brass, have you any final words?"
There was a certain sort of whistling sound and everyone looked up. Suddenly, Mal was beside him on the gallows, gun pulled and pointed at the mayor.
"'Bout time, Jayne!" he shouted up at the ship and Eion noticed a man hanging out of the ship.
"Yeah, yeah," the man muttered and hit the wood with a thud. Out of his boot he pulled a large knife and cut the noose off. Then he Eion by the back of his coat and he felt the rope they were hanging from retracting.
"Okay, thank you for the lovely hanging everyone," Mal said to the people. "But we've really got to go. Can't stick around."
Just in time, he grabbed Jayne's foot and kept his gun pointed at the awestruck townspeople as the three of them were pulled up into the awaiting ship.
Hitting the inside deck of the Firefly, as Eion could now ID the model, Mal stood and spoke into a communicator. "Now the good doctor."
The ship, still flying low, flew back towards the edge of the city. Jayne hadn't unhooked and a few minutes later, taking with him two more ropes, he dove back out the back of the ship. Eion ran to the edge to watch him and another man hook three crates to the ropes. The strong man had to help the younger on to a crate as they were hoisted back on board.
The boy helped hoist the crates on board and unhook them. He was quite amazed by the team work that this ragtag crew was able to initiate. It was really amazing.
Manual work done and the ship now gaining altitude, Mal turned to Eion.
"Welcome to Serenity," the captain said.
"Serenity," Eion repeated, remembering.
"Serenity."
A/N: A bit of action that could have been a bit elaborated on. Sorry, I'll go into more detail with other chapters. Promise. I just want to get this one done since it's been so long. So, R/R and there'll be more on the way!